Céline Beigbeder (born 25 February 1975) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Biography
Beigbeder was born in
Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
in south-western France, the daughter of Jean-Pierre and Nicole. The highlights of her junior career include winning the French national championships in 1993 and making the Orange Bowl quarterfinals in 1994. Her coach and educator was Jean Michel Etchebarne. Finishing school in 1994, she competed for several years on the
ITF Circuit.
It wasn't until 2001, aged 26, that she committed to professional tennis full-time. At her first WTA Tour tournament, the
2001 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2001 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament took place ...
, she made it into the main draw as a qualifier and reached the semifinals, with wins over
Tamarine Tanasugarn,
Sarah Pitkowski and
Ai Sugiyama. She was granted a wildcard into the
2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 105th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.
Seniors
Men's singles
Gustavo Kuerten def ...
and was beaten in the first round by
Elena Dementieva.
Her five ITF titles in 2001 included two $50k events as well as a win over
Jelena Jankovic en route to the title at Lenzerheide. By the end of the year, her ranking had risen to No. 101 in the world.
In 2002, she broke into the world's top 100, peaking at No. 84 in April, with main-draw appearances at the Australian Open, French Open and in Wimbledon. She was a quarterfinalist that year at both the
Copa Colsanitas and
Palermo International.
ITF finals
Singles: 11 (9–2)
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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1975 births
Living people
French female tennis players
Sportspeople from Bayonne